June 16, 2018

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Glory Bella!

160 years ago
1858

Politics and government
Abraham Lincoln delivered his "House Divided" speech in Springfield, Illinois.

120 years ago
1898

Journalism
The first issue of the Klondike Nugget was published in Dawson, Yukon; the price was 50¢ per copy.

110 years ago
1908

Politics and government
The U.S. Republican National Convention opened at Chicago Coliseum.

90 years ago
1928

Disasters
An explosion at midnight destroyed the Colombian gunboat Hercules; 51 men were lost, and were eaten by alligators.

An earthquake struck Mexico City, killing several people and destroying buildings there and in the state of Oaxaca.

75 years ago
1943

Died on this date
Albert Bushnell Hart, 88. U.S. historian. Dr. Hart was one of the first generation of professionally-trained historians in the United States, and taught at Harvard University from 1883-1926. He wrote and edited many books and journals, and was known for his admiration for Theodore Roosevelt and the United Kingdom, although he opposed imperialism. Dr. Hart died 15 days before his 89th birthday.

Married on this date
U.K.-born film actor and director Charles Chaplin, 54, married Oona O'Neill, 18, daughter of U.S. playwright Eugene O'Neill, in California.

War
The Allies claimed that 1,337 Japanese planes had been destroyed in the South Pacific area since July 31, 1942. Dispatches from Ankara stated that Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu was making peace offers through a neutral ambassador.

Protest
Martial law was declared in Beaumont, Texas after two people were killed and 11 injured as a result of a race riot set off by an attack on a white woman by a Negro.

70 years ago
1948

Died on this date
Rufus Jones, 85. U.S. mystic. Professor Jones, a Quaker, taught philosophy and psychology at Haverford College from 1893-1934. In 1917, he helped to found what became the American Friends Service Committee. Professor Jones wrote extensively on mysticism, and advocated "affirming" or "affirmative" mysticism in which one makes contact with a personal being, as opposed to "negating" or "negative" mysticism in which one makes contact with an impersonal force.

World events
Members of the Malayan Communist Party killed three British plantation managers in Sungai Siput; in response, British Malaya declared a state of emergency.

Former German-American Bund leader Fritz Kuhn was recaptured by Allied authorities while applying for a permit to operate a chemist's laboratory in the French occupation zone of Germany.

Academia
Reform Judaism's two rabbinical schools, Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati and the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, announced their merger.

Education
The Hungarian Parliament adopted a bill nationalizing the country's Roman Catholic schools.

Business
Mexico cancelled concessions of all foreign communications companies as of mid-1949.

60 years ago
1958

Hit parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): The Purple People Eater--Sheb Wooley (Best Seller--2nd week at #1; Top 100--2nd week at #1); All I Have to Do is Dream--The Everly Brothers (Disc Jockey--5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Music Vendor)
1 The Purple People Eater--Sheb Wooley
2 All I Have to Do is Dream--The Everly Brothers
3 Secretly--Jimmie Rodgers
4 Return to Me--Dean Martin
5 Big Man--The Four Preps
6 Jennie Lee--Jan and Arnie
7 Padre--Toni Arden
--Valerie Carr
8 Twilight Time--The Platters
9 Witch Doctor--David Seville
10 I'm Sorry I Made You Cry--Connie Francis

Died on this date
Imre Nagy, 62. Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Hungary, 1953-1955, 1956. Mr. Nagy, a Communist, held various cabinet posts before serving as Prime Minister. He became Prime Minister for the second time during the Hungarian Revolution in October 1956, assuming the position on October 24. Mr. Nagy was deposed on November 4 when the revolution was crushed by invading Soviet force and was initially sheltered in the Yugoslavian embassy, but was arrested by Soviet forces on November 22, 1956 as he was leaving the embassy, and was sent to Romania, and eventually back to Budapest, where he was imprisoned and finally hanged for treason, nine days after his 62nd birthday.

Pál Maléter, 40. Hungarian military officer and politician. Colonel General Maléter was the military leader of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, and was appointed Minister of Defense on October 29, but was arrested illegally by Soviet authorities six days later. He was imprisoned in Budapest and hanged with Mr. Nagy and three others who were convicted of treason.

War
Indonesian troops landed on the east coast of the northern Celebes and began a drive on Menado, the capital and last rebel stronghold.

Space
The U.S. Senate passed and returned to the House of Representatives a bill creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to run the nation's space program.

Aviation
The U.S. Air Force awarded development contracts to the Martin Company and Boeing Aircraft Corporation for work on a boost-glide plane called the "Dyna-Soar," which would be launched by rockets, go into Earth orbit, and then glide back to the ground.

Politics and government
The Progressive Conservatives, led by Duff Roblin, won 26 of 56 seats in the Legislative Assembly in the Manitoba provincial election, an increase of 14 from the most recent election in 1953, and more than any other party. The governing Liberal-Progressives, led by Premier Douglas Campbell, dropped from 35 seats to 19, while the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, led by Lloyd Stinson, increased their total from 5 seats to 11, and independent candidate Stephen Juba was elected in Logan. The Liberal-Progressives at first attempted to form a coalition with the CCF to remain in power, but the offer was rejected, allowing Mr. Roblin to form a government and ending 36 years of Progressive and Liberal-Progressive rule in Manitoba.

General Raoul Salan was formally installed as French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle's designated administrator for Algeria.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the State Department had no statutory right to refuse passports because of "beliefs and associations."

Economics and finance
The first potash to be mined in Canada was brought up near Saskatoon.

50 years ago
1968

Golf
Lee Trevino won the U.S. Open at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York with a 5-under-par score of 275, 4 strokes ahead of Jack Nicklaus; it was Mr. Trevino's first win in a major tournament. First prize money was $30,000.



40 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Rivers of Babylon--Boney M. (9th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): It's a Heartache--Bonnie Tyler (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Hugh Shelley, 67. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Shelley was an outfielder with the Detroit Tigers in 1935, batting .250 (2 for 8) with no home runs and 1 run batted in in 7 games. He played over 1,500 games in the minor leagues from 1932-1943 and 1946.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian dictator Brigadier General Omar Torrijos exchanged the instruments of ratification for the Panama Canal treaties at a ceremony in Panama City.

Environment
The Tennessee Valley Authority agreed to redesign the nearly completed $116-million Tellico dam in order to comply with the previous day's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the dam could not be completed because it threatened the survival of the snail darter, a rare species of fish.

Baseball
Tom Seaver, who had come close several times in his 12-year major league career, finally pitched a no-hitter, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals before 38,216 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.



Bob Horner, the first pick in the recent free agent draft, hit a 2-run home run in his first major league game, but his Atlanta Braves lost 9-4 to the Pittsburgh Pirates before 18,572 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Ed Ott drove in 3 Pittsburgh runs with a home run and a single, and Dave Parker drove in 2 runs with a homer and single. While Mr. Horner made his major league debut, his teammate Jerry Maddox played his 7th and last major league game, singling as a pinch hitter in the 5th inning and scoring the first Atlanta run.

Ivan DeJesus scored on a sacrifice fly by Bill Buckner in the top of the 13th inning to break a 6-6 tie as the Chicago Cubs edged the Houston Astros 7-6 before 18,948 fans at the Astrodome. Chicago left fielder Larry Biittner had 2 singles and 2 doubles.

Pinch hitter Hector Cruz led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a home run to tie the score, and Jack Clark hit a 3-run homer with 1 out in the inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 7-4 win over the New York Mets before 16,429 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Dave Lopes' home run leading off the bottom of the 5th inning broke a 1-1 tie and held up as the winning run for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they edged the Montreal Expos 2-1 before 45,538 fans at Dodger Stadium. Doug Rau won the pitchers' duel over Steve Rogers, with both pitching complete games.

Steve Carlton pitched a 5-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Randy Jones as the Philadelphia Phillies shut out the San Diego Padres 5-0 before 21,124 fans at San Diego Stadium in a game that was played in 1 hour 51 minutes. The Phillies scored 3 unearned runs in the 5th inning after San Diego third baseman Bill Almon made an error on a ground ball that should have been the third out. Larry Bowa led off the 9th against relief pitcher Dennis Kinney by hitting his first home run of the season.

Fred Lynn doubled home 2 runs and came around to score on consecutive errors by Julio Cruz and Craig Reynolds as the Boston Red Sox scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 3-3 tie and defeat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 before 31,519 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. The Mariners had tied the game with 3 runs in the top of the 8th. Losing pitcher Dick Pole, formerly with the Red Sox, pitched a complete game in defeat.

The California Angels scored 5 runs in the top of the 8th inning to take a 10-1 lead, but the New York Yankees responded with 3 runs in each of the last 2 innings, coming out on the short end of a 10-7 score before 35,968 fans at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees had runners on first and second bases with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th, but Graig Nettles struck out to end the game.

Dennis Martinez pitched a 9-hitter and Eddie Murray drove in 4 runs with 2 home runs and a double as the Baltimore Orioles shut out the Oakland Athletics 6-0 before 31,944 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

The Milwaukee Brewers scored a run in the top of the 9th inning to tie the score and 2 in the 10th to break a 6-6 tie as they beat the Cleveland Indians 8-6 before 9,175 fans at Cleveland Stadium.

Clint Hurdle singled home Amos Otis with 1 out in the top of the 7th inning to break a 1-1 tie as the Kansas City Royals edged the Chicago White Sox 2-1 before 44,785 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Larry Gura allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run in 7 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Francisco Barrios, who allowed 6 hits and 2 earned runs in a complete game.

Darrell Jackson made his major league debut on the mound for the Minnesota Twins, allowing 7 hits and 1 earned run in 7 1/3 innings with 4 bases on balls and 7 strikeouts, and getting the win as the Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 before 9,479 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington.

The Toronto Blue Jays erupted for 6 runs in the top of the 9th inning to defeat the Texas Rangers 8-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 20,660 fans at Arlington Stadium. The Blue Jays score 2 runs in each of the first 2 innings as they won the second game 5-2 to complete the sweep. Roger Moret started on the mound for Texas and allowed 6 hits and 4 earned runs in 1 2/3 innings, striking out 1 batter in the 169th and last game of his 7-year major league career.

30 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Eloise--Tino Casal (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Afrikka, sarvikuonojen maa--Eppu Normaali

Opera
Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, starring soprano Katia Ricciarelli in the title role and tenor Nicola Martinucci as Radames, was staged at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, with Giuseppe Raffa conducting a 120-piece orchestra and a 140-member chorus in the largest operatic production in Canadian history, with a 14-metre model of the Sphinx, elephants, tigers and a python. An audience of 30,000 people paid $20-$150 each for tickets.

Scandal
Former Arizona Governor Evan Mecham, who had been impeached and removed from office, was found not guilty of concealing a $350,000 campaign loan. His brother Willard, who had been Evan's treasurer during is successful gubernatorial campaign in 1986, was also acquitted. The defense attributed the failure to list the loan to Willard Mecham's bookkeeping error.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 94 @ Detroit 104 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 3-2)



25 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Somebody Dance with Me--DJ Bobo

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Phoenix 105 @ Chicago 111 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-1)



20 years ago
1998

Business
The Quebec paper manufacturing firm Domtar bought E.B. Eddy for $800 million.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Detroit 4 @ Washington 1 (Detroit won best-of-seven series 4-0)

Martin Lapointe scored at 2:26 of the 2nd period to give the Red Wings a 2-0 lead, and that proved to be the winning goal as they swept the Capitals at Verizon Center to win their second straight Stanley Cup championship.



10 years ago
2008

Terrorism
Canada listed the World Tamil Movement as a terrorist organization.

Energy
The Ontario government of Premier Dalton McGuinty announced plans to build two new nuclear reactors at the site of the existing Darlington nuclear plant, east of Toronto.

Health
The Ontario Provincial Parliament voted unanimously to ban adults from smoking in cars where children were present.